new travel restrictions in Israeli-occupied areas seen reducing supply of Arab labor to Israel

Measures Start Today; ISRAEL PUTS CURB ON ARABS' TRAVEL

F M Hechinger discusses causes and tactics in IS 201 controversy; illus

When Schools Join the Power Struggle

Welch int on 10th anniv of orgn; its goals and accomplishments revd; lag in membership, failure to reach some objectives noted

Birch Society, Age 10, Vows Red Rout; Birch Society, Marking 10th Year, Vows to 'Expose and Rout the Communist Conspiracy'

successful efforts of Two Bridges School Dist, Lower E Side, unit admrs and parents and Educ Bd and UFT officials to keep dist calm in current school crisis discussed; Educ Bd-local dist pact allowing dist to keep extra teachers hired during UFT strike noted; dist map

Two Bridges Section Calm in School Crisis; CONFLICT BARRED BY LOCAL DISTRICT

comment on present trend toward confrontation tactics as solution to all problems seen highly disruptive to cities

It Threatens the Fabric of a Democratic Society

There wasn't much room to hide last week for the economist who has been predicting a slowdown in the American economy.  

U.S. Business Slowdown Remains Elusive; U.S. Business Let-Up Still Proving Elusive

Rumor announces 3-party pact on broad soc and econ plans, clearing way for formation of coalition govt after 18-day crisis; pact covers school reforms, equal rights for women, full employment, pensions, farm reform, SIFAR spy scandal, other areas; parties' exec bodies must approve program before Rumor can present Cabinet to Saragat; Communist-dominated Gen Confed of Italian Laborers rejects proposal to set up natl com to handle youth protest orgns

3 ITALIAN PARTIES AGREE ON REGIME; Mariano Rumor Announces a Center-Left Program After 18-Day Crisis

NEW YORK'S 100 NEEDIEST CASES; FIFTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL APPEAL

Physically, the New York Jets will be involved with the Cincinnati Bengals today at Shea Stadium, but fiscally, the Jets will be even more involved with the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego Chargers that will affect the Western Division championship of the American Football League.  

Bengals Seek a Record; JETS TO PLAY HOST TO BENGALS TODAY

The St. Louis Cardinals, fighting with faint hope for the Century Division title, are the Giants' opponents today at Yankee Stadium. The kickoff is set for 1:30 P.M. and the usual capacity crowd of 63,000 will be on hand.  

Giants, Jets to Face Foes With Something to Gain; Cards Still in Title Race

US for 1st time studies major reforms that would permit more flexibility in exch rates; studies center on 'wider bands' concept, whereby exch rates would be allowed to fluctuate up to 5% on either side of parity instead of within 1% of parity under present system, and on 'crawling peg' concept whereby currencies could be devalued or revalued gradually by small amts each mo or qr in a way to discourage speculation; pol difficulties involved in classic remedies of devaluation or revaluation discussed

MONETARY REFORM IN EXCHANGE RATE UNDER U.S. STUDY; Plans for More Flexibility in International Currency Trading Gain Support

Amer Negro couple Mr and Mrs L Sharp settle, Conakry, Guinea, to escape feeling that in Amer they were pinned down and also to become members of 'dominant group'; both teach in trade school at substantial cut in pay compared to their US earnings

Detroit Negro Couple in Guinea Relish New Life in a Majority; Detroit Negro Couple in Guinea Relish New Life

SIGNS of excessive inflation and overexuberance in the economy abound everywhere and yet Washington seems to have been paying precious little attention to the growing peril.  

Washington Unmoved by Inflation; The Week in Finance:

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Dec. 7 -- Penn State completed its first undefeated and untied football season in 21 years and the third in the University's history today, when it gained a surprisingly easy 30-12 triumph over Syracuse.  

PENN STATE IS 3O-12 VICTOR;; SYRACUSE ROUTED

On Thursday, Jan. 2, the first trading day of 1969, securities markets will return to a five-day week with shortened hours.  

5-Day Trading Week Here to Stay -- Unless; 5-Day Trading Week Here to Stay -- Unless

The steel industry seems to have taken a leaf from the auto salesman's book.  

Steel-Price Move: Is It an Increase or a Cut?; Shift in Steel Prices: Increase or a Cut?

The New York Knickerbockers kept the nice numbers alive last night by topping the determined Milwaukee Bucks, 119-113, before 9,011 fans at Madison Square Garden.  

KNICKS VANQUISH BUCKS, 119 TO 113; Take 4th in Row on Rally in Final Quarter -- Russell and Komives Pace Drive

At the beginning of this century, Ambrose Bierce, that cynical observer of the American scene, defined the police as: "An armed force for protection and participation."  

When the Police Participate Instead of Protect

Penn State will go to the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1 with its first undefeated and untied record in 21 years following its easy 30-12 victory yesterday over Syracuse. The Nittany Lions, playing before a home crowd of 38,000, won their 10th game and became the first Penn State eleven to win that many games in a season.  

Sports News

A lackluster presentation marked the final stakes event on the New York Racing Association schedule at Aqueduct yesterday. The race was the Display, which, at two miles, is the longest handicap at a major track in this country. Only four competed in the event, and the winner by seven lengths was the Syl George's Stable's Fast Count, with the King Ranch's Muse second, Frank Viggiani's Sly Bird third and eased up, Carole King's Suteki.  

Fast Count Wins Display By 7 Lenghts at Aquedate; FAST COUNT WINS $55,700 DISPLAY

K Brownlow book The Parade's Gone By..., history of silent films, revd

Survivors of a golden age talk about the movies before the movies learned to talk; The Parade's Gone By . . .

OAO 2 launched with Atlas-Centaur rocket, Cape Kennedy; craft carries 2 experiments to focus on hot 'young' stars, white dwarfs, quasars and old stars; cluster of 7 telescopes, developed by Wisconsin U, will measure energies emitted from individual stars to determine their age and composition; 4 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory telescopes, coupled with TV cameras sensitive to ultraviolet light, will scan over 700 stars per day; dir Whipple comments; drawing of craft

Telescopes Orbited In Program to Gain Clear Look at Stars; U.S. ORBITS CRAFT WITH TELESCOPE

McDonnell holds negotiating session with co and workers; T W Kheel says strikers 'are falling on their faces'

TALKS FAIL TO END STRIKE AT CON ED; But Progress Is Reported by Mediators -- Parleys to Resume This Morning

both JHS 271 and PS 39 expected to remain closed in new school crisis; Spencer says IS 201 local bd is not surprised at present confrontation because 'Shanker has been attempting to create situation for past 1 1/2 yrs'; scores Educ Bd pres Doar for failing in pledge to local bd to arrange conf with city bd on school situation

CONTROL DISPUTE IS LIKELY TO KEEP 2 SCHOOLS CLOSED; J.H.S. 271 in Brooklyn and Harlem's P.S. 39 Are Due to Be Shut Tomorrow

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December 8, 1968

Headlines from December 8, 1968

Measures Start Today; ISRAEL PUTS CURB ON ARABS' TRAVEL

When Schools Join the Power Struggle

Birch Society, Age 10, Vows Red Rout; Birch Society, Marking 10th Year, Vows to 'Expose and Rout the Communist Conspiracy'

Two Bridges Section Calm in School Crisis; CONFLICT BARRED BY LOCAL DISTRICT

It Threatens the Fabric of a Democratic Society

Billboard 200

Cheap Thrills

Feliciano!

Electric Ladyland

The Second

Time Peace/The Rascals' Greatest Hits

Notable Births

Historical Context for December 8, 1968